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In recent years, the Maltese Courts have referred to the Duty of Care doctrine with increasing regularity in their civil, criminal and commercial judgments, leading the Author to examine the legal basis of this doctrine, and to inquire into whether or not it has had a meaningful impact on the Maltese legal scene.<\/p>\n

The Author has succeeded in producing a comprehensive and authoritative treatise on a doctrine which has attracted considerable judicial attention.
\n– Judge Professor David Joseph Attard, Chancellor of the University of Malta<\/p>\n

An innovative and pioneering work
\n– Professor Kevin Aquilina, former Dean of the Faculty of Laws, University of Malta<\/p>\n

This is a fantastic book
\n– Dr John Stanton, Senior Lecturer, City, University of London<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In recent years, the Maltese Courts have referred to the Duty of Care doctrine with increasing regularity in their civil, criminal and commercial judgments, leading the Author to examine the legal basis of this doctrine, and to inquire into whether or not it has had a meaningful impact on the Maltese legal scene.<\/p>\n

The Author has succeeded in producing a comprehensive and authoritative treatise on a doctrine which has attracted considerable judicial attention.
\n– Judge Professor David Joseph Attard, Chancellor of the University of Malta<\/p>\n

An innovative and pioneering work
\n– Professor Kevin Aquilina, former Dean of the Faculty of Laws, University of Malta<\/p>\n

This is a fantastic book
\n– Dr John Stanton, Senior Lecturer, City, University of London<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"product_cat":[614,606],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-10516","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-law","product_cat-melitensia","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe 'Duty of Care' in Maltese Court Judgments: Adding Value or just a Clich\u00e9 - Malta University Press<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore how Maltese courts interpret and apply the concept of duty of care in this critical legal analysis by Prof. . 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